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The Jack McGovern Coats’ Disease Foundation offers research and education grants to further our efforts in finding a cure for Coats’ Disease.

RESEARCH GRANTS

Thank you for your interest in the Jack McGovern Coats' Disease Foundation Research Grant Program! The Jack McGovern Coats’ Disease Foundation Research Grant is offered by the Jack McGovern Coats’ Disease Foundation to support medical research specific to Coats’ Disease and other retinal diseases, which may lead to a cure or improve treatments and understanding of the pathophysiology for Coats’ Disease. The Foundation encourages research and, when applicable, collaboration among researchers working in the area of Coats’ Disease. We support clinical or basic research. Examples of research focus include, but are not limited to: screening for Coats’ Disease; treatment to prevent vision loss from macular exudation; pathophysiology of vascular pathology in Coats’; vision protection and rehabilitation; assessment of vision loss in children with Coats’; and vision restoration.

Proposals will be considered by the Foundation’s Scientific Advisory Board (SAB) based on scientific merit and the alignment with the goals and priorities of the Foundation.  Proposals will also be accepted from Postdoctoral Fellows and Junior Researchers.

While we have reached our current grant funding capacity, we are excited to offer future Research Grants. If you would like to be notified when the call for proposals is reopened, please complete this brief form and we will contact you then. Thank you!

EDUCATION GRANTS

Since 2006, the Jack McGovern Coats’ Disease Foundation has been working to support the medical community’s efforts to investigate the causes of and to improve treatments for Coats’ Disease, with the goal of finding a cure.  We offer Education Grants for junior Fellows and researchers to attend one of several conferences:

  • Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology (ARVO)

  • Advances in Pediatric Retina (APR)

  • Retina Society Meeting

  • American Academy of Ophthalmology (AAO)

  • American Society of Retina Specialists (ASRS)

  • American Association for Pediatric Ophthalmology & Strabismus (AAPOS)

  • The Retina Society

The Education Grants will support travel and registration to in-person conferences or registration fees to attend virtual conferences. By sponsoring new professionals to attend retina meetings, we hope to raise awareness about the Jack McGovern Coats’ Disease Foundation and to encourage research into this disease.

While we have reached our current grant funding capacity, we are excited to offer future Education Grants. If you would like to be notified when the call for proposals is reopened, please complete this brief form and we will contact you then. Thank you!